Stéphane_Risacher
Stéphane Risacher
French basketball player
Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher (born 26 August 1972 in Moulins, Allier) is a former professional basketball player from France. During his pro club career, he was a six-time French League All-Star, as well as the French League All-Star Game's MVP in 1997. He was also a long-time member of the senior French national team. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
 Risacher, in Clermont-Ferrand, on March 23rd, 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1972-08-26) August 26, 1972 (age 51) Moulins, Allier, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1987–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Stade Clermontois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | JA Vichy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Tours | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | CRO Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | PSG Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Pau Orthez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Olympiacos Piraeus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Murcia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Risacher played youth club basketball with INSEP's Centre Fédéral.
Risacher began his pro basketball club career in 1987, with the French club Stade Clermontois BA. Risacher won the French Second Division league championship in 1991, with CRO Lyon. He also won the French First Division league championship in 1997, with Paris Saint Germain.
With the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos Piraeus, he won the Greek Cup title in 2002. With the Spanish club Málaga, he won the Spanish Cup title in 2005, and the Spanish ACB League championship in 2006. Risacher played in Europe's top-tier level basketball competition, the EuroLeague, in a total of eight different seasons (1997–98,[1] 1999–00,[2]2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06).[3] He retired from playing pro club basketball in 2010, after ending his career with the French club Élan Chalon.
French junior national team
Risacher was a member of the French junior national teams. With France's junior national team, he played at the 1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.
French senior national team
Risacher was also a member of the senior men's French national team. With France, he played at the 1993 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket. He won a silver medal with France, at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Risacher's son, Zaccharie Risacher, and his daughter, Aïnhoa, are also both basketball players.